Clothes-reel.



PATENTED 00T. 27, 1903 y No. 742,270. P. K. YOUNG.

CLOTHES REEL. APPLIUATION FILED MAY 17. 1901.

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PATENTED 00T. 27, 1903.

P. K. YOUNG.

CLOTHES REEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11'., 1901.

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UNITED "STATES Patented October 27, 1903.

PHILIP K. YOUNG, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

CLOTHES-REEL.

{SBEGIFIATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,270, dated October27, 1903. Application filed May 1'7, 1901. Serial No. 60,767. (Nomodel.)v

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Be it known that I, PHILIP K. YOUNG, residing at Omaha, in the county ofDouglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain useful Improvementsin Clothes-Reels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in clothes-reels.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved clothes-reel soarranged that the clothing may be readily placed upon the reel,

which is then raised upward to carry the same a suitable distance abovethe ground, so that the wind may easily get at the same, as will be morefully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown in Figure 1 a top View, withportions re-Y moved, of the clothes-reel embodying my invention. Fig. 2shows a side elevation vwith portions removed. Fig. 3 shows a brokendetached detail disclosing the arrangement of the rack, while Fig. 4discloses an enlarged sectional detail of the turn-table as used in myinvention.

My invention embodies, essentially, an ordinary tube 2, which'above isprovided with a collar 3, through which projects apin 4. At a suitablepoint this tube is slotted, so that 'a pinion 15 may enter the tube,this pinionbeing supported by means of a holder 8, which is providedwith the projections 13, through lwhich the stub-shaft 14, supportingthe pinion 15, passes. This holder 8 is securedby means of suitablebolts or screws 10 and 12. Projecting from the shaft 14 is a crank 16,so that this pinion 15 may be rotated. Depending from the bolt 10 is apawl 30, engaging the pinion 15, so that this pinion. maybe held at anysuitable position by means of this pawl. Sliding within the tube 2 is apole 6, this pole being provided with a groove 5, within which groovethe end of the pin 4 works to prevent this pole 6 from revolving. Alongthe lower part of this pole 6 is a rack 7, which rack is engaged by andmeshes with the pinion 15,\so that this bar 6 maybe raised and loweredby means of the crank-operated pinion 15. Se-

cured to the top lof this pole 6 is a plate 18, which plate at asuitable point is provided with4 an opening, so that the end of a latch21 may pass through the plate 18. This plate is fixed to the pole 6.Projecting from the plate 18 are the ears a, which support the pin p,and this Apin supports the latch 21, this latch being provided with avweight c, so that the latch is normally adapted to work through theplate 18 and engage an opening within the turn-table 23 to lock thisturn-table and the plate 18.

The turn-table 23 freely revolves upon the plate 18 and is held by meansofy a pin 25, which passes through the'supportingl-bars 24 and thenenters the pole 6 to properly hold the turn-table 23,. This turn-tableis provided with a ring 31, as is shown in Fig. 1, so as to hold andreceive the upper end of the pole 6. The turn-table 23 is provided witha number of sockets, (marked 1,) which sockets are secured to theturn-table, and these sockets 1 in turn are provided with thelsupporting-bars'24, which rest upon and revolve uponthe upper end ofthe pole 6. Now nor Inally the turn-table by means of the bars 24 issupported upon the upper end'of the pole 6, and the latch 21 is normallyin engagement with the turn-table 23, so that the turn-table is lockedor removably held. Now in order to permit a free rotation of theturnthrough an eyelet 32, secured to the plate 18, is secured to theweighted end of the latch 21 and drawing down this rope disengages thelatch from the turn-table, and a little swinging plate 19, provided withan extending thumb-piece, is then swung below the latching end of thelatch 11 to hold the latch out of its seating. In Fig. 3 the plate 19 isshoved below the latch, so that theturn-table may freely revolve.Working within the sockets 1 are a number of rack-bars K, provided withthe eyelets c, througlrwhich a suitable clothes-line passes. In Fig. 4 Ihave shown a sectional detail disclosing the rack-v bar and a turn-tablesupporting the same.

After the clothes have been secured to the clothes-line,while the pole 6is in its lowermost position, the pinion 15 is operated to raise thepole a suitable height, so that the clothes table 23 an operating-rope26, which passes IOO the combination with a pipe, of a pole sliding insaid pipe, means for raising and lowering said pole, a horizontal platearound the upper end of said pole, provided With an Opening, aturn-table provided with supportingbars Working upon the upper end ofsaid pole and a ring surrounding said pole, and also provided With anopening registering With the opening in said plate, a latch pivoted onsaid plate and having one end normally extending into said openings, astop pivoted to said plate so as to swing between the plate and latch,and clothes-supporting means attached to said turn-table.

Y PHILIP K. YOUNG.

lVitiiesses:

GEORGE W. SUEs,

M. BonKHoFF.

